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ashley's Letters

Ashley M Dowd

A Mother's Broken Heart in Manuscript

Never in a million years would I have ever thought it would be YOU.
To bring my heart so much pain like throwing salt on an open wound
You were my why and one of the most special gifts from God that I truly admired.
Wanting the best life for you gave me reason to work harder.
I wanted to be the mother to you that I always longed for and
what was…read more

Plan of Action

I want to see the world as an equal opportunity place and
Not as a place where you get a Past Go just because of your race.
May your NetWorth not determine your importance in this world.
But your character and actions reveal your real contribution to this world.
Can we not sit in the judgment seat just because a person doesn’t meet our…read more

Ashley M Dowd

Labor & Delivery

Parenting reveals a love in you that you never knew exist. Thats the real definition of love at first sight sealed with a gentle kiss. You have this new human that soley belongs to you now you can finally put a face to them kickball kicks you felt in your womb. Everything changes in a instant and you are officially titled a mom, and the weight…read more

Ashley M Dowd

Window Seat

As I sat there at the window seal quietly daydreaming away
Imagining that the tree I was staring at was aware of all my pain.
Pain disappointment, loneliness and unappreciated was a few of many emotions that I currently felt
Feeling a teardrop trickling down my cheek was I guess my cry for help
Though the environment was dark I often wonder was it…read more

Ashley M Dowd

Feelings with no name

What’s the name of that feeling.
When your heart echoes duplicating a mere image of a windowless room of flat paint
What’s the name of that feeling.
When your happily ever after converts into lonely nights and forfeited fights
Finding yourself pillow talking with your shadow on how this can’t be life.
What’s the name of that feeling.
When your ego…read more

Ashley's Lullaby

Hush teenage Ashley please don’t cry if only you knew what your future looked like. I understand you feel lonely and unloved too but trust and believe that God has big plans for you. The emotional trials and tribulations that has constantly let you down is a required prerequisite to prove you are worthy for the crown. Sleepless nights and…read more

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